Wireless communication system, base station, mobile station, and method of wireless communication

ABSTRACT

A base station includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to transmit, when a state transition of a mobile station is performed, a first control signal to the mobile station, and perform control to simultaneously transmit the first control signal and a second control signal different from the first control signal to the mobile station when a first state transition, which causes a state of the mobile station to transfer from a first state to a second state, is performed, and then a second state transition, which causes the state of the mobile station to transfer from the second state to a third state, is performed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation application of U.S. Pat. ApplicationNo 17/018823 filed on Sep. 11, 2020, now pending, which is acontinuation application of International Application PCT/JP2018/010318,filed on Mar. 15, 2018 and designating the U.S., the entire contents ofeach are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, abase station, a mobile station, and a method of wireless communication.

BACKGROUND

In current networks, the traffic of mobile terminals (smartphones, forexample) occupies most of network resources. The traffic used by amobile terminal (hereinafter, denoted as “a mobile station”) tends toincrease in the future.

Meanwhile, in accordance with development of Internet of Things (IoT)services (traffic systems, smart meters, and monitoring systems forapparatuses and the like, for example), it is demanded to deal withservices having various requirements. Given these circumstances, in nextgeneration (the 5th generation mobile communication (5G), for example)communication standards, it is demanded for technologies to achievehigher data rate, larger capacity, and lower latency are demanded inaddition to the 4th generation mobile communication (4G) standardtechnologies (Non Patent Document 1 to 11, for example). The nextgeneration communication standards are technically under study byworking groups of 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) (TSG-RANWG1, TSG-RAN WG2, and the like, for example) (Non Patent Document 12 to40, for example).

5G supports various kinds of services. 5G assumes support of many usecases classified into enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), massive MachineType Communications (MTC), and Ultra-Reliable and Low LatencyCommunications (URLLC), for example. In 5G, employment of New RadioAccess Technology (RAT) is under study as a new communication technique.New RAT is denoted as “NR.” In Long Term Evolution (LTE), for example, amobile station is called user equipment (UE), and a base station iscalled evolved Node B (eNB), whereas in NR, the base station is called5G NB (a 5G base station) or gNB.

In a wireless communication system, Radio Resource Control (RRC) layerprocessing is executed. In the RRC layer processing, configuration,changing, releasing, and the like of connection between a wirelessstation (UE) and an opposite wireless station (gNB) are performed. In3GPP, for example, an RRC connected mode and an RRC idle mode arespecified as states of the RRC layer (Non Patent Document 9, forexample). The RRC connected mode is a state in which data communicationis able to be performed between the UE and the gNB, for example. The RRCidle mode is a state in which data communication is unable to beperformed between the UE and the gNB, for example.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of state transitions in NR. FIG. 12 isdescribed in Non Patent Document 26 and 37, for example. As illustratedin FIG. 12 , introduction of an RRC inactive mode (“NR RRC INACTIVE” inFIG. 12 ) between the RRC connected mode (“NR RRC CONNECTED” in FIG. 12) and the RRC idle mode (“NR RRC IDLE” in FIG. 12 ) is under study.Discussions about introduction of the RRC inactive mode have just begun(refer to "FFS (For Further Study) in FIG. 12 ). The RRC inactive modeis a mode that is to achieve low power consumption equivalently to theRRC connected mode and can quickly transit to the RRC connected mode atthe time of data transmission.

The UE transmits and receives an RRC message as a message about thestate transition to and from the gNB when transitioning from the RRCidle mode to the RRC connected mode, for example. In this case,information on data communication is informed to the gNB and storedthereby by a message transmitted from the UE. The information on datacommunication includes information on the position of the UE,communication capability, various kinds of parameters, and theidentifier (terminal ID) of the UE.

The UE, in the RRC connected mode, transmits and receives a non-accessstratum (NAS) message to and from the gNB. The gNB transmits an RRCmessage as a message about the state transition to the UE when causingthe UE to transition from the RRC connected mode to the RRC inactivemode, for example.

The UE, in the RRC inactive mode, can resume the RRC connected mode bytransmitting a resume request to the gNB at the time of occurrence ofdata, for example. The UE transitions to the RRC inactive mode, forexample, whereby the information on data communication is stored by thegNB, and thus the UE does not have to inform the information on datacommunication to the gNB at the time of resumption of the RRC connectedmode.

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SUMMARY

According to an aspect of the embodiments, a base station includes: amemory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:transmit, when a state transition of a mobile station is performed, afirst control signal to the mobile station, and perform control tosimultaneously transmit the first control signal and a second controlsignal different from the first control signal to the mobile stationwhen a first state transition, which causes a state of the mobilestation to transfer from a first state to a second state, is performed,and then a second state transition, which causes the state of the mobilestation to transfer from the second state to a third state, isperformed.

The object and advantages of the disclosure will be realized andattained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointedout in the claims.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description andthe following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and arenot restrictive of the disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary configuration of a wirelesscommunication system according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary configuration of a wirelesscommunication system according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a sequential diagram of exemplary state transitions;

FIG. 4 is a sequential diagram of exemplary operation (statetransitions) of the wireless communication system according to thesecond embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a sequential diagram of exemplary operation (statetransitions) of a wireless communication system according to a thirdembodiment;

FIG. 6 is a sequential diagram of exemplary operation (statetransitions) of a wireless communication system according to a fourthembodiment;

FIG. 7 is an illustrative diagram of an effect of the wirelesscommunication system according to the present embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an illustrative diagram of the effect of the wirelesscommunication system according to the present embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a sequential diagram of exemplary operation (statetransitions) of a wireless communication system according to amodification;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of an exemplary hardware configuration of a gNode B (gNB);

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an exemplary hardware configuration ofuser equipment (UE);

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of state transitions in New Radio AccessTechnology (RAT) (NR); and

FIG. 13 is an illustrative diagram of a Radio Resource Control (RRC)light connection mode.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

In 3GPP, discussions about introduction of the RRC inactive mode havejust begun, and it has not been discussed so deeply. Thus, in 3GPP, whenthe RRC inactive mode is introduced, there is a possibility that someproblems or malfunctions that have not been known in the world willoccur. It is important whether a state transition delay can be reduced,for example. To reduce the state transition delay in particular, it isimportant to reduce the number of messages transmitted and receivedbetween the UE and the gNB. These have not been studied almost at all.Consequently, there have not been any methods that reduce the statetransition delay as introduction of the RRC inactive mode.

In one aspect, the embodiments provide a wireless communication system,a base station, a mobile station, and a method of wireless communicationcapable of reducing the state transition delay.

The following describes embodiments of a wireless communication system,a mobile station, a base station, and a method of wireless communicationdisclosed by the present application in detail based on the accompanyingdrawings. The following embodiments do not limit the disclosedtechnology.

First Embodiment Wireless Communication System

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary configuration of a wirelesscommunication system according to a first embodiment. As illustrated inFIG. 1 , this wireless communication system according to the firstembodiment has a wireless communication apparatus 1 and a wirelesscommunication apparatus 2. The wireless communication apparatus 1 is anexemplary “first wireless communication apparatus,” whereas the wirelesscommunication apparatus 2 is an exemplary "second wireless communicationapparatus.

The wireless communication apparatus 1 has a communication unit 11 and acontroller 14.

The communication unit 11 performs wireless communication with thewireless communication apparatus 2. The communication unit 11 transmitsand receives a control signal as a message to and from the wirelesscommunication apparatus 2, for example.

Specifically, the communication unit 11 has a transmitter 12 and areceiver 13.

The transmitter 12, when a state transition of the wirelesscommunication apparatus 2 is performed, transmits a first control signalas a message about the state transition to the wireless communicationapparatus 2. The transmitter 12 transmits the first control signal tothe wireless communication apparatus 2 when a first state transition,which causes the state of the wireless communication apparatus 2 totransfer from a first state to a second state, is performed, forexample. The transmitter 12 transmits a second control signal as amessage different from the first control signal to the wirelesscommunication apparatus 2 when the state of the wireless communicationapparatus 2 has transferred to the second state.

The receiver 13 receives the first control signal transmitted from thewireless communication apparatus 2 when the state transition of thewireless communication apparatus 2 is performed. The receiver 13receives the first control signal transmitted from the wirelesscommunication apparatus 2 when the first state transition is performed,for example. The receiver 13 receives the second control signaltransmitted from the wireless communication apparatus 2 when thewireless communication apparatus 2 has transferred to the second state.

The controller 14 comprehensively controls operation of the wirelesscommunication apparatus 1. The controller 14 performs control totransmit the first control signal and the second control signalsimultaneously (piggybacked on each other) to the wireless communicationapparatus 2 when the first state transition is performed, and then asecond state transition, which causes the state of the wirelesscommunication apparatus 2 to transfer from the second state to a thirdstate, is performed.

The wireless communication apparatus 2 has a communication unit 21 and acontroller 24.

The communication unit 21 performs wireless communication with thewireless communication apparatus 1. The communication unit 21 transmitsand receives a control signal as a message to and from the wirelesscommunication apparatus 1, for example.

Specifically, the communication unit 21 has a transmitter 22 and areceiver 23.

The transmitter 22 transmits the first control signal to the wirelesscommunication apparatus 1 when the state transition of the wirelesscommunication apparatus 2 is performed. The transmitter 22 transmits thefirst control signal to the wireless communication apparatus 1 when thefirst state transition is performed, for example. The transmitter 22transmits the second control signal to the wireless communicationapparatus 1 when the state of the wireless communication apparatus 2 hastransferred to the second state.

The receiver 23 receives the first control signal transmitted from thewireless communication apparatus 1 when the state transition of thewireless communication apparatus 2 is performed. The receiver 23receives the first control signal transmitted from the wirelesscommunication apparatus 1 when the first state transition is performed,for example. The receiver 23 receives the second control signaltransmitted from the wireless communication apparatus 1 when the stateof the wireless communication apparatus 2 has transferred to the secondstate.

The controller 24 comprehensively controls operation of the wirelesscommunication apparatus 2. The controller 24 performs control tosimultaneously receive the first control signal and the second controlsignal from the wireless communication apparatus 1 when the first statetransition is performed, and then the second state transition isperformed.

According to the foregoing description, in the wireless communicationsystem according to the first embodiment, the communication unit 11 ofthe wireless communication apparatus 1 transmits the first controlsignal to the wireless communication apparatus 2 when the statetransition of the wireless communication apparatus 2 is performed. Thefirst control signal is a message about the state transition. First, thecommunication unit 11 of the wireless communication apparatus 1 performsthe first state transition, which causes the state of the wirelesscommunication apparatus 2 to transition from the first state to thesecond state. Subsequently, the controller 14 of the wirelesscommunication apparatus 1 performs control to transmit a third controlsignal to the wireless communication apparatus 2 when the second statetransition, which causes the state of the wireless communicationapparatus 2 to transition from the second state to the third state, isperformed. The third control signal is a control signal transmittedsimultaneously with the first control signal and the second controlsignal (piggybacked thereon), for example. The second control signal isa message different from the first control signal. In 3GPP, when an RRCinactive mode is introduced, there is a possibility that some problemsor malfunctions that have not been known in the world will occur. It isimportant whether a state transition delay can be reduced, for example.To reduce the state transition delay in particular, it is important toreduce the number of messages transmitted and received between userequipment (UE) and a g Node B (gNB). Therefore, in the wirelesscommunication system according to the first embodiment, the wirelesscommunication apparatus 1 simultaneously transmits the first and secondcontrol signals as messages to the wireless communication apparatus 2and can thereby reduce the state transition delay.

Second Embodiment Wireless Communication System

The following describes a second embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagramof an exemplary configuration of a wireless communication systemaccording to the second embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2 , thiswireless communication system according to the second embodiment has abase station 10 as the wireless communication apparatus 1 in FIG. 1 .The wireless communication system according to the second embodiment hasa mobile station 20 as the wireless communication apparatus 2 in FIG. 1. In the following, the mobile station 20 is denoted as “the UE 20” as aterminal, whereas the base station 10 is denoted as “the gNB 10.” In thesecond embodiment, the same parts as those of the first embodiment aredenoted by the same symbols, and descriptions thereof are omitted. Thesecond embodiment can be combined with the first embodiment to theextent that the processing details do not conflict with each other.

gNB 10

The communication unit 11 performs wireless communication with the UE20. The controller 14 comprehensively controls operation of the gNB 10.

Specifically, the controller 14 is a processing unit processing abaseband signal, for example, and includes a physical (PHY) controller15, a medium access control (MAC) controller 16, a radio resourcecontrol (RRC) controller 17, and a call connection controller 18.

The PHY controller 15 processes signals when wireless transmission isperformed. The PHY controller 15 determines a modulation coding schemefor wireless signals, for example. The MAC controller 16 performsprocessing about data scheduling.

The RRC controller 17 controls operation of the gNB 10. The RRCcontroller 17 performs setting of wireless resource parameters for usein communication (call setting, for example) and communication statemanagement of the gNB 10, for example. The RRC controller 17 performshandover processing for connecting the UE 20 to an appropriate gNB.

The RRC controller 17 controls the communication unit 11 so as totransmit and receive messages to and from the UE 20.

The RRC controller 17 controls the communication unit 11 so as totransmit and receive an RRC message to and from the UE 20 whenperforming the first state transition, which causes the state of the UE20 to transit from an RRC idle mode to an RRC connected mode, forexample. The RRC idle mode is an exemplary “first state,” whereas theRRC connected mode is an exemplary “second state.” The RRC message is anexemplary “first control signal.”

The RRC controller 17 controls the communication unit 11 so as totransmit and receive a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message to and from theUE 20 in the RRC connected mode, for example. The NAS message is anexemplary “second control signal.”

The RRC controller 17 controls the communication unit 11 so as tosimultaneously transmit the RRC message and the NAS message to the UE 20when the second state transition, which causes the state of the UE 20 totransit from the RRC connected mode to an RRC inactive mode, isperformed, for example. The RRC inactive mode is an exemplary “thirdstate.” Simultaneous transmission of the RRC message and the NAS messagewill be described in Solution described below.

The call connection controller 18 determines the type and traffic typeof the UE 20 and, based on a determination result, controls managementof an RRC state by the RRC controller 17.

UE 20

The communication unit 21 performs wireless communication with the gNB10. The controller 24 comprehensively controls operation of thecommunication unit 21.

Specifically, the controller 24 is a processing unit processing abaseband signal, for example, and includes a PHY controller 25, a MACcontroller 26, an RRC controller 27, and a call connection controller28.

The PHY controller 25 processes signals when wireless transmission isperformed. The PHY controller 25 performs wireless transmission inaccordance with the modulation coding scheme for wireless signalsinformed by the gNB 10, for example. The MAC controller 26 performsprocessing about data scheduling based on wireless resources and timingindicated by the gNB 10.

The RRC controller 27 controls operation of the UE 20. The RRCcontroller 27 performs configuration of wireless resource parameters foruse in communication (call setting, for example) and communication statemanagement of the UE 20, for example. The RRC controller 27 performshandover processing for connecting to an appropriate gNB 10.

The RRC controller 27 controls the communication unit 21 to transmit andreceive messages to and from the gNB 10.

The RRC controller 27 controls the communication unit 21 so as totransmit and receive the RRC message to and from the gNB 10 when thefirst state transition, which causes the state of the UE 20 to transferfrom the RRC idle mode to the RRC connected mode, is performed, forexample.

The RRC controller 27 controls the communication unit 21 so as totransmit and receive the NAS message to and from the gNB 10 in the RRCconnected mode, for example.

The RRC controller 27 controls the communication unit 21 so as tosimultaneously receive the RRC message and the NAS message from the gNB10 when the second state transition, which causes the state of the UE 20to transfer from the RRC connected mode to the RRC inactive mode, isperformed, for example. Simultaneous reception of the RRC message andthe NAS message transmitted from the gNB 10 will be described inSolution described below.

The call connection controller 28 controls management of an RRC state bythe RRC controller 27 in accordance with the type and traffic type ofthe UE 20.

State Transition

The following describes a case in which the gNB 10 causes the state ofthe UE 20 to transition to the RRC inactive mode “RRC INACTIVE” at thetime of configuration of data communication. FIG. 3 is a sequentialdiagram of exemplary state transitions.

First, in the RRC idle mode “RRC IDLE,” the UE 20 transmits “RandomAccess Preamble” as a message RA Msg1 to the gNB 10 (Step S1). The gNB10 receives the message RA Msg1 “Random Access Preamble” transmittedfrom the UE 20.

The gNB 10 transmits “Random Access Response” as a message RA Msg2 tothe UE 20 in response to the received message RA Msg1 “Random AccessPreamble” (Step S2). The UE 20 receives the message RA Msg2 “RandomAccess Response” transmitted from the gNB 10.

Next, the UE 20 transmits “RRC Connection Establishment Request” as amessage RA Msg3 (RRC message) to the gNB 10 (Step S3). The gNB 10receives the message RA Msg3 “RRC Connection Establishment Request”transmitted from the UE 20.

The message RA Msg3 “RRC Connection Establishment Request” includesinformation on data communication. The information on data communicationincludes information on the position of the UE, communicationcapability, various kinds of parameters, and the identifier (terminalID) of the UE. The gNB 10 stores the information on data communication.Then, the gNB 10 recognizes which UE 20 has been connected by the storedinformation on data communication and transmits “RRC ConnectionEstablishment” as a message RA Msg4 (RRC message) to the UE 20 (StepS4). The UE 20 receives the message RA Msg4 “RRC ConnectionEstablishment” transmitted from the gNB 10.

Next, the UE 20 transmits “RRC Connection Establishment Complete” as amessage RA Msg5 (RRC message) to the gNB 10 in response to the receivedmessage RA Msg4 “RRC Connection Establishment” (Step S5). Then, the UE20 transfers from the RRC idle mode “RRC IDLE” to the RRC connected mode“RRC CONNECTED.”

In the RRC connected mode “RRC CONNECTED,” the UE 20 transmits “NASAttach Request” as an NAS message to the gNB 10 (Step S6). The gNB 10receives the NAS message “NAS Attach Request” transmitted from the UE 20and transmits the NAS message “NAS Attach Request” to a 5th generation(5G) core network (hereinafter, denoted as “the 5GC”).

Next, the gNB 10 receives “NAS Attach Accept” as an NAS message from the5GC and transmits the NAS message “NAS Attach Accept” to the UE 20 (StepS7). The UE 20 receives the NAS message “NAS Attach Accept” transmittedfrom the gNB 10.

Next, the UE 20 transmits “NAS Attach Complete” as an NAS message to thegNB 10 (Step S8). The gNB 10 receives the NAS message “NAS AttachComplete” transmitted from the UE 20 and transmits the NAS message “NASAttach Complete” to the 5GC.

Then, the gNB 10 causes the state of the UE 20 to transfers from the RRCconnected mode “RRC CONNECTED” to the RRC inactive mode “RRC INACTIVE.”In this case, in 3GPP, a technique applying a sub mode of the RRCconnected mode may be used, for example.

The sub mode of the RRC connected mode is described in Non PatentDocument 5 and 9 using “Cell selection/Cell reselection,” “PagingMonitoring,” or the like, for example. In the following, the sub mode ofthe RRC connected mode is denoted as “the RRC-light connection mode.”FIG. 13 is an illustrative diagram of the RRC light connection mode.Originally, the gNB 10 transmits “RRC Connection Release” as an RRCmessage to the UE 20 when the state of the UE 20 is caused to transferfrom the RRC connected mode to the RRC idle mode. As an application ofthis, the gNB 10 transmits an RRC message “RRC Connection Release”including indication information “RRC-Light Connection indication” tothe UE 20 when the state of the UE 20 is caused to transfer from the RRCconnected mode to the RRC light connection mode. In this case, the UE 20transfers from the RRC connected mode to the RRC light connection modein response to the indication information “RRC-Light Connectionindication” included in the RRC message “RRC Connection Release.” The UE20, in the RRC light connection mode, can resume the RRC connected modeby transmitting a resume request “RRC Connection Resume Request” to thegNB 10 at the time of occurrence of data, for example.

Similarly, also for the example illustrated in FIG. 3 , the gNB 10causes the state of the UE 20 to transfer from the RRC connected mode“RRC CONNECTED” to the RRC inactive mode “RRC INACTIVE” by theapplication technique described above. Specifically, in this case, thegNB 10 transmits an RRC message “RRC Release” including indicationinformation “Suspend Indicator” to the UE 20 (Step S9). The indicationinformation “Suspend Indicator” is information indicating the transitionto the RRC inactive mode. The UE 20 receives the RRC message “RRCRelease” including the indication information “Suspend Indicator” fromthe gNB 10. The UE 20 transfers from the RRC connected mode to the RRCinactive mode in response to the indication information “SuspendIndicator” included in the received RRC message “RRC Release.” The UE20, in the RRC inactive mode, can resume the RRC connected mode bytransmitting a resumption request “Resume Request” (not illustrated) tothe gNB 10 at the time of occurrence of data, for example.

The UE 20 transfers to the RRC inactive mode, for example, whereby theinformation on data communication is stored by the gNB 10, and thus theUE 20 does not have to inform the information on data communication tothe gNB 10 at the time of resumption of the RRC connected mode.

Problem

The following describes a problem when the RRC inactive mode isintroduced. Note that this problem has newly been found out by theinventor of the present disclosure after studying introduction of theRRC inactive mode and has not conventionally been known.

When the RRC inactive mode is introduced, it is important whether thestate transition delay can be reduced, for example. However, in thestate transitions described above, many messages are transmitted andreceived between the UE 20 and the gNB 10. Specifically, in FIG. 3 , thenumber of messages transmitted and received is nine. To reduce the statetransition delay, it is important to reduce the number of messagestransmitted and received between the UE 20 and the gNB 10.

Solution

Given these circumstances, in the wireless communication systemaccording to the second embodiment, the gNB 10 simultaneously transmitsthe RRC message and the NAS massage to the UE 20 when the state of theUE 20 is caused to transfer from the RRC connected mode to the RRCinactive mode. The following describes this point with reference to aspecific example.

FIG. 4 is a sequential diagram of exemplary operation (statetransitions) of the wireless communication system according to thesecond embodiment.

First, in the RRC idle mode “RRC IDLE,” the UE 20 transmits “RandomAccess Preamble” as the message RA Msg1 to the gNB 10 (Step S101). ThegNB 10 receives the message RA Msg1 “Random Access Preamble” transmittedfrom the UE 20.

The gNB 10 transmits “Random Access Response” as the message RA Msg2 tothe UE 20 in response to the received message RA Msg1 “Random AccessPreamble” (Step S102). The UE 20 receives the message RA Msg2 “RandomAccess Response” transmitted from the gNB 10.

Next, the UE 20 transmits “RRC Connection Establishment Request” as themessage RA Msg3 (RRC message) including information on datacommunication to the gNB 10 (Step S103). The gNB 10 receives the messageRA Msg3 “RRC Connection Establishment Request” including the informationon data communication transmitted from the UE 20.

The gNB 10 stores the information on data communication included in themessage RA Msg3 “RRC Connection Establishment Request.” Then, the gNB 10recognizes which UE 20 has been connected by the stored information ondata communication and transmits “RRC Connection Setup” as the messageRA Msg4 (RRC message) to the UE 20 (Step S104). The UE 20 receives themessage RA Msg4 “RRC Connection Setup” transmitted from the gNB 10.

Next, the UE 20 transmits “RRC Connection Setup Complete” as the messageRA Msg5 (RRC message) to the gNB 10 in response to the received messageRA Msg4 “RRC Connection Setup” (Step S105). Then, the UE 20 transfersfrom the RRC idle mode “RRC IDLE” to the RRC connected mode “RRCCONNECTED.”

In the RRC connected mode “RRC CONNECTED,” the UE 20 transmits “NASAttach Request” as the NAS message to the gNB 10 (Step S106). The gNB 10receives the NAS message “NAS Attach Request” transmitted from the UE 20and transmits the NAS message “NAS Attach Request” to the 5GC.

The gNB 10 receives “NAS Attach Accept” as the NAS message from the 5GC.Then, the gNB 10 simultaneously transmits the RRC message “RRC Release”including the indication information “Suspend Indicator” and the NASmessage “NAS Attach Accept” to the UE 20 (Step S107).

There is a need to verify whether the gNB 10 can simultaneously transmitthe RRC message “RRC Release” and the NAS message “NAS Attach Accept” tothe UE 20. Section 4.2.2 of Non Patent Document 9 states that thepiggyback of the NAS message in a downlink is used only for “bearerestablishment,” “modification,” and “release,” for example. Morespecifically, it is specified that these are used only for procedures onwhich the states of NAS and AS depend. That is to say, in the presentembodiment, there is a possibility that the gNB 10 is not able totransmit the RRC message “RRC Release” carried on the NAS message “NASAttach Accept” to the UE 20. This is because “NAS Attach Accept” is amessage that makes the state of NAS a connected state, whereas “RRCRelease” is a message that makes the state of AS a released state, whichare different from each other. Consequently, to enable the messages tosimultaneously be transmitted, specifications such as “state transition”and “power saving” may be needed, for example.

Next, the UE 20 simultaneously receives the RRC message “RRC Release”including the indication information “Suspend Indicator” and the NASmessage “NAS Attach Request” from the gNB 10. In this case, the UE 20transmits “NAS Attach Complete” as the NAS message to the gNB 10 (StepS108). The gNB 10 receives the NAS message “NAS Attach Complete” fromthe UE 20 and transmits the NAS message “NAS Attach Complete” to the5GC. The UE 20 transitions from the RRC connected mode “RRC CONNECTED”to the RRC inactive mode “RRC INACTIVE” based on the indicationinformation “Suspend Indicator.”

The UE 20, in the RRC inactive mode “RRC INACTIVE,” can resume the RRCconnected mode “RRC CONNECTED” by transmitting the resume request“Resume Request” (not illustrated) to the gNB 10 at the time ofoccurrence of data, for example. The UE 20 transfers to the RRC inactivemode, for example, whereby the information on data communication isstored by the gNB 10, and thus the UE 20 does not have to inform theinformation on data communication to the gNB 10 at the time ofresumption of the RRC connected mode.

According to the foregoing description, in the wireless communicationsystem according to the second embodiment, the communication unit 11 ofthe gNB 10 transmits the RRC message to the UE 20 when the statetransition of the UE 20 is performed. First, the communication unit 11of the gNB 10 transmits the RRC message to the UE 20 when the firststate transition, which causes the state of the UE 20 to transfer fromthe RRC idle mode “RRC IDLE” to the RRC connected mode “RRC CONNECTED,”is performed. Subsequently, the controller 14 of the gNB 10 performscontrol to simultaneously transmit the RRC message and the NAS messageto the UE 20 when the second state transition, which causes the state ofthe UE 20 to transfer from the RRC connected mode to the RRC inactivemode “RRC INACTIVE”, is performed. The RRC message transmittedsimultaneously with the NAS message in the second state transitionincludes the indication information “Suspend Indicator” indicating thetransition to the RRC inactive mode. In the wireless communicationsystem according to the second embodiment, the gNB 10 transmits the RRCmessage including the indication information “Suspend Indicator” and theNAS message simultaneously (piggybacked on each other) to the UE 20,whereby the state transition delay is reduced. Consequently, thewireless communication system according to the second embodiment canreduce the state transition delay.

Third Embodiment

In the second embodiment, whether the indication information “SuspendIndicator” is added to the RRC message is determined by the gNB 10. Inthis case, the UE 20 transfers from the RRC connected mode to the RRCinactive mode upon reception of the indication information “SuspendIndicator” from the gNB 10. However, this is not limiting. In a thirdembodiment, for example, the UE 20 requests the indication information“Suspend Indicator” from the gNB 10 and transfers from the RRC connectedmode to the RRC inactive mode upon reception of the indicationinformation “Suspend Indicator” responsive to the request from the gNB10. The third embodiment can thereby reduce the state transition delayand besides achieve power saving for the UE 20. In the third embodiment,the same parts as those of the second embodiment are denoted by the samesymbols, and descriptions thereof are omitted. The third embodiment canbe combined with the first embodiment to the extent that the processingdetails do not conflict with each other.

FIG. 5 is a sequential diagram of exemplary operation (statetransitions) of a wireless communication system according to the thirdembodiment.

First, Steps S101 and S102 described above are executed.

Next, the UE 20 transmits the message RA Msg3 “RRC ConnectionEstablishment Request” including the information on data communicationand request information “Inactive Preference” to the gNB 10 (Step S103).The request information “Inactive Preference” is information forrequesting the indication information “Suspend Indicator” from the gNB10. The gNB 10 receives the message RA Msg3 “RRC ConnectionEstablishment Request” from the UE 20. The gNB 10 stores the informationon data communication and the request information “Inactive Preference”included in the received message RA Msg3 “RRC Connection EstablishmentRequest.”

Next, Steps S104 to S106 described above are executed.

The gNB 10 receives the NAS message “NAS Attach Accept” from the 5GC.Then, the gNB 10 simultaneously transmits the RRC message “RRC Release”including the indication information “Suspend Indicator” and the NASmessage “NAS Attach Accept” to the UE 20 based on the stored requestinformation “Inactive Preference” (Step S107).

Subsequently, Step S108 described above is executed.

The gNB 10 can add the request information “Inactive Preference” to themessage RA Msg3 “RRC Connection Establishment Request.” The message RAMsg3 is transmitted from the UE 20 by a physical uplink shared channel(PUSCH), for example. Given these circumstances, in 5G, reducing thenumber of bits of cyclic redundancy checking (CRC) to be added to themessage RA Msg3 (PUSCH) from 24 bits to 8 to 16 bits, for example, isbeing considered. When the number of bits of CRC is reduced, it is easyto add the request information “Inactive Preference” to its free space.

Although the UE 20 adds the request information “Inactive Preference” tothe message RA Msg3 “RRC Connection Establishment Request” in the thirdembodiment, this is not limiting. The UE 20 may add the requestinformation “Inactive Preference” to the message RA Msg5 “RRC ConnectionSetup Complete,” for example.

According to the foregoing description, in the wireless communicationsystem according to the third embodiment, the communication unit 11 ofthe gNB 10 transmits the RRC message to the UE 20 when the statetransition of the UE 20 is performed. First, the communication unit 11of the gNB 10 transmits the RRC message to the UE 20 when the firststate transition, which causes the state of the UE 20 to transfer fromthe RRC idle mode “RRC IDLE” to the RRC connected mode “RRC CONNECTED,”is performed. Subsequently, the controller 14 of the gNB 10 performscontrol to simultaneously transmit the RRC message and the NAS messageto the UE 20 when the second state transition, which causes the state ofthe UE 20 to transition from the RRC connected mode to the RRC inactivemode “RRC INACTIVE,” is performed. The RRC message transmittedsimultaneously with the NAS message in the second state transitionincludes the indication information “Suspend Indicator” indicating thetransition to the RRC inactive mode. In the wireless communicationsystem according to the third embodiment, the gNB 10 simultaneouslytransmits the RRC message including the indication information “SuspendIndicator” and the NAS message to the UE 20, whereby the statetransition delay is reduced by at least by 10 ms. Consequently, thewireless communication system according to the third embodiment canreduce the state transition delay.

In the wireless communication system according to the third embodiment,the communication unit 11 of the gNB 10 receives, from the UE 20, theRRC message including the request information “Inactive Preference”requesting the indication information “Suspend Indicator” in the firststate transition. In this case, the controller 14 of the gNB 10 performscontrol to simultaneously transmit the RRC message including theindication information “Suspend Indicator” and the NAS message to the UE20 based on the request information “Inactive Preference” in the secondstate transition. Thus, the UE 20 requests the indication information“Suspend Indicator” from the gNB 10 and transitions from the RRCconnected mode to the RRC inactive mode upon reception of the indicationinformation “Suspend Indicator” responsive to the request from the gNB10. The wireless communication system according to the third embodimentcan thereby reduce the state transition delay and besides achieve powersaving for the UE 20.

Fourth Embodiment

Although the RRC message “RRC Release” transmitted simultaneously withthe NAS message “NAS Attach Accept” includes “Suspend Indicator” as theindication information in the third embodiment, this is not limiting.The RRC message “RRC Release” transmitted simultaneously with the NASmessage “NAS Attach Accept” may include a flag as the indicationinformation, for example. In the fourth embodiment, the same parts asthose of the third embodiment are denoted by the same symbols, anddescriptions thereof are omitted. The fourth embodiment can be combinedwith the first embodiment to the extent that the processing details donot conflict with each other.

FIG. 6 is a sequential diagram of exemplary operation (statetransitions) of a wireless communication system according to the fourthembodiment.

First, Steps S101 to S106 described above are executed.

The gNB 10 receives the NAS message “NAS Attach Accept” from the 5GC.Then, the gNB 10 simultaneously transmits the RRC message “RRC Release”including “flag” as the indication information and the NAS message “NASAttach Accept” to the UE 20 based on the stored request information“Inactive Preference” (Step S107). The indication information “flag”represents information “idle” indicating a transition to the RRC idlemode “RRC IDLE” or information “inactive” indicating a transition to theRRC inactive mode “RRC INACTIVE.”

Subsequently, Step S108 described above is executed.

According to the foregoing description, in the wireless communicationsystem according to the fourth embodiment, the communication unit 11 ofthe gNB 10 receives, from the UE 20, the RRC message including therequest information “Inactive Preference” requesting the indicationinformation “Suspend Indicator” in the first state transition. In thiscase, the controller 14 of the gNB 10 performs control to simultaneouslytransmit the RRC message including the indication information “flag” andthe NAS message to the UE 20 based on the request information “InactivePreference” in the second state transition. Thus, the UE 20 requests theindication information “flag” from the gNB 10 and transitions from theRRC connected mode to the RRC inactive mode upon reception of theindication information “flag” responsive to the request from the gNB 10.The wireless communication system according to the fourth embodiment canthereby reduce the state transition delay and besides achieve powersaving for the UE 20 like the third embodiment.

The following specifically describes a reduction in the state transitiondelay with reference to the third embodiment, for example, as the effectof the wireless communication systems according to the second to fourthembodiments. FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are illustrative diagrams of the effectof the wireless communication system according to the presentembodiment.

In FIG. 7 , a needed time of the RRC idle mode “RRC IDLE” is set to 20[ms], whereas a needed time of the RRC connected mode “RRC CONNECTED” isset to 20 [ms], for example. A delay time when the UE 20 transitions tothe RRC inactive mode “RRC INACTIVE” when the gNB 10 adds the indicationinformation “Suspend Indicator” to the RRC message “RRC Release” is setto 10 [ms]. A delay time when the UE 20 transitions to the RRC inactivemode “RRC INACTIVE” when the gNB 10 does not add the indicationinformation “Suspend Indicator” to the RRC message “RRC Release” is setto x [ms].

In the example illustrated in FIG. 3 , a probability of the gNB 10adding the indication information “Suspend Indicator” to the RRC message“RRC Release” is set to 0.4. In this case, a needed time f(x) from theRRC idle mode to the RRC inactive mode is represented by f(x) = 20 +20 + (0.4 x 10 + (1 - 0.4) x x) = 44 + 0.6 × x.

In the present embodiment, a probability of the gNB 10 adding theindication information “Suspend Indicator” to the RRC message “RRCRelease” is set to 0.8. In this case, a needed time g(x) from the RRCidle mode to the RRC inactive mode is represented by g(x) = 20 + 20 +(0.8 × 10 + (1 - 0.8) × x) - 48 + 0.2 × x.

In FIG. 8 , the horizontal axis represents maximum transition delaytime, that is, delay time x [ms], whereas the vertical axis representsreduction rate. The reduction rate is represented by g(x)/f(x). Asillustrated in FIG. 8 , a longer delay time x gives a lower reductionrate. When the delay time x is 260 [ms], the reduction rate is 0.5, forexample.

Modification

In the second to fourth embodiments, the gNB 10 causes the state of theUE 20 to transfer to the RRC inactive mode “RRC INACTIVE” at the time ofconfiguration of data communication. In the third and fourthembodiments, for example, the UE 20 requests the indication information“Suspend Indicator” from the gNB 10 and transitions to the RRC inactivemode upon reception of the indication information “Suspend Indicator”from the gNB 10 at the time of setting of data communication. As amodification of the example illustrated in FIG. 3 , the UE 20 maytransfer to the RRC inactive mode upon reception of the indicationinformation “Suspend Indicator” from the gNB 10 at the time of end ofdata communication.

FIG. 9 is a sequential diagram of exemplary operation (statetransitions) of a wireless communication system according to themodification.

First, in the RRC idle mode “RRC IDLE,” the UE 20 transmits the messageRA Msg1 “Random Access Preamble” to the gNB 10 (Step S201). The gNB 10receives the message RA Msg1 “Random Access Preamble” transmitted fromthe UE 20.

The gNB 10 transmits the message RA Msg2 “Random Access Response” to theUE 20 in response to the received message RA Msg1 “Random AccessPreamble” (Step S202). The UE 20 receives the message RA Msg2 “RandomAccess Response” transmitted from the gNB 10.

Next, the UE 20 transmits the message RA Msg3 “RRC ConnectionEstablishment Request” including the information on data communicationand the request information “Inactive Preference” to the gNB 10 (StepS203). The gNB 10 receives the message RA Msg3 “RRC ConnectionEstablishment Request” from the UE 20. The gNB 10 stores the informationon data communication and the request information “Inactive Preference”included in the received message RA Msg3 “RRC Connection EstablishmentRequest.”

The gNB 10 recognizes which UE 20 has been connected by the storedinformation on data communication and transmits the message RA Msg4 “RRCConnection Setup” to the UE 20 (Step S204). The UE 20 receives themessage RA Msg4 “RRC Connection Setup” transmitted from the gNB 10.

Next, the UE 20 transmits the message RA Msg5 “RRC Connection SetupComplete” to the gNB 10 in response to the received message RA Msg4 “RRCConnection Setup” (Step S205). Then, the UE 20 transitions from the RRCidle mode “RRC IDLE” to the RRC connected mode “RRC CONNECTED.”

In the RRC connected mode “RRC CONNECTED,” the UE 20 transmits the NASmessage “NAS Attach Request” to the gNB 10 (Step S206). The gNB 10receives the NAS message “NAS Attach Request” transmitted from the UE 20and transmits the NAS message “NAS Attach Request” to the 5GC.

Next, the gNB 10 receives the NAS message “NAS Attach Accept” from the5GC and transmits the NAS message “NAS Attach Accept” to the UE 20 (StepS207). The UE 20 receives the NAS message “NAS Attach Accept”transmitted from the gNB 10.

Next, the UE 20 transmits “NAS Attach Complete” as the NAS message tothe gNB 10 (Step S208). The gNB 10 receives the NAS message “NAS AttachComplete” transmitted from the UE 20 and transmits the NAS message “NASAttach Complete” to the 5GC.

Next, the UE 20 performs data communication with the gNB 10 (refer to“Data” in FIG. 9 ).

At the time of end of data communication, the gNB 10 transmits the RRCmessage “RRC Release” including the indication information “SuspendIndicator” to the UE 20 based on the stored request information“Inactive Preference” (Step S209). The UE 20 receives the RRC message“RRC Release” including the indication information “Suspend Indicator”from the gNB 10. The UE 20 transfers from the RRC connected mode to theRRC inactive mode in response to the indication information “SuspendIndicator” included in the received RRC message “RRC Release.”

Thus, in the modification, the UE 20 requests the indication information“Suspend Indicator” from the gNB 10 at the time of configuration of datacommunication, and the UE 20 transfers to the RRC inactive mode uponreception of the indication information “Suspend Indicator” from the gNB10 at the time of end of data communication. The medication can therebyachieve more power saving for the UE 20 than the example illustrated inFIG. 3 .

Other Embodiments

The components in the embodiments are not necessarily needed to bephysically configured as illustrated. That is to say, specific modes ofdistribution and consolidation of the parts are not limited to thoseillustrated, and the whole or part thereof can be configured byfunctionally or physically distributing or consolidating any units inaccordance with various kinds of loads or use conditions.

Further, the whole or any part of various kinds of processing performedby the apparatuses may be executed on a central processing unit (CPU)(or a microcomputer such as a micro processing unit (MPU) or a microcontroller unit (MCU)). The whole or any part of the various kinds ofprocessing may be executed on a computer program analytically executedon the CPU (or the microcomputer such as the MPU or the MCU) or onhardware by a wired logic.

The gNB 10 and the UE 20 of the embodiments can be implemented by thefollowing hardware configuration, for example.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of an exemplary hardware configuration of thegNB 10. The gNB 10 has a processor 101, a memory 102, a radio frequency(RF) circuit 103, and a network interface (IF) 104, for example.Examples of the processor 101 include the CPU, a digital signalprocessor (DSP), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA). Examples ofthe memory 102 include a random access memory (RAM) such as asynchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), a read only memory(ROM), and a flash memory.

The various kinds of processing performed by the gNB 10 of theembodiments may be implemented by executing computer programs stored invarious kinds of memories such as a nonvolatile storage medium by theprocessor 101. That is to say, the memory 102 may store therein computerprograms corresponding to respective pieces of processing executed byrespective components, and the processor 101 may execute the computerprograms. The respective components correspond to the functions of thecontroller 14. The communication unit 11 is implemented by the RFcircuit 103.

Although one processor 101 executes the various kinds of processingperformed by the gNB 10 of the embodiments, this is not limiting; aplurality of processors may execute them.

FIG. 11 is a diagram of an exemplary hardware configuration of the UE20. The UE 20 has a processor 201, a memory 202, and an RF circuit 203.Examples of the processor 201 include the CPU, the DSP, and the FPGA.Examples of the memory 202 include the RAM such as the SDRAM, the ROM,and the flash memory.

The various kinds of processing performed by the UE 20 of theembodiments may be implemented by executing computer programs stored invarious kinds of memories such as a nonvolatile storage medium by theprocessor 201. That is to say, the memory 202 may store therein computerprograms corresponding to respective pieces of processing executed byrespective components, and the processor 201 may execute the computerprograms. The respective components correspond to the functions of thecontroller 24. The communication unit 21 is implemented by the RFcircuit 203.

Although one processor 201 executes the various kinds of processingperformed by the UE 20 of the embodiments, this is not limiting; aplurality of processors may execute them.

One aspect can reduce a state transition delay.

All examples and conditional language provided herein are intended forthe pedagogical purposes of aiding the reader in understanding thedisclosure and the concepts contributed by the inventors to further theart, and are not to be construed as limitations to such specificallyrecited examples and conditions, nor does the organization of suchexamples in the specification relate to a showing of the superiority andinferiority of the disclosure. Although one or more embodiments of thepresent disclosure have been described in detail, it should beunderstood, that the various changes, substitutions, and alterationscould be made hereto without departing from the spirit and scope of thedisclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A base station comprising: a communicatorconfigured to communicate to a terminal; and a processor configured to:control to transmit first information that is information of a firstlayer when a first state transition of a mobile station, which causes astate of the mobile station to transfer from a first state to a secondstate, is performed, and control to transmit second information that isinformation of the first layer and third information that is informationof a second layer when a second state transition of the mobile station,which causes the state of the mobile station to transfer from the secondstate to a third state, is performed.
 2. The base station according toclaim 1, wherein the first layer is an RRC (Radio Resource Control)layer, and the second layer is a NAS (Non-Access Stratum) layer.
 3. Thebase station according to claim 1, wherein the first state is an RRCIDLE state, the second state is an RRC CONNECTED state, and the thirdstate is an RRC INACTIVE state.
 4. The base station according to claim1, wherein the second information includes indication informationindicating a transition to the third state.
 5. The base stationaccording to claim 1, wherein the communicator is further configured toreceive, from the mobile station, request information requesting theindication information in the first state transition, and the processoris further configured to simultaneously transmit the second informationand the third information to the mobile station according to the requestinformation.
 6. The base station according to claim 1, wherein thesecond state transition is performed after performing the first statetransition.
 7. A mobile station comprising: a communicator configured tocommunicate to a base station; and a processor configured to: control toperform a first state transition which transfer from a first state to asecond state when the communicator receives first information that isinformation of a first layer from the base station, and control toperform a second state transition which transfer from the second stateto a third state when the communicator receives second information thatis information of the first layer and third information that isinformation of a second layer from the base station, and .
 8. Theterminal according to claim 7, wherein the first layer is an RRC (RadioResource Control) layer, and the second layer is a NAS (Non-AccessStratum) layer.
 9. The terminal according to claim 7, wherein the firststate is an RRC IDLE state, the second state is an RRC CONNECTED state,and the third state is an RRC INACTIVE state.
 10. The terminal accordingto claim 7, wherein the second information includes indicationinformation indicating a transition to the third state.
 11. The terminalaccording to claim 10, wherein the communicator is further configured totransmit, to the base station, request information requesting theindication information in the first state transition, and thecommunicator is further configured to receive the second information andthe third information that are simultaneously transmitted according tothe request information.
 12. The terminal according to claim 7, whereinthe second state transition is performed after performing the firststate transition.
 13. A wireless communication system comprising a firstwireless communication apparatus and a second wireless communicationapparatus, the first wireless communication apparatus includes: acommunicator configured to communicate to the second wirelesscommunication apparatus; and a processor configured to: control totransmit first information that is information of a first layer when afirst state transition of a wireless communication apparatus, whichcauses a state of the wireless communication apparatus to transfer froma first state to a second state, is performed, and control to transmitsecond information that is information of the first layer and thirdinformation that is information of a second layer when a second statetransition of a wireless communication apparatus, which causes the stateof the wireless communication apparatus to transfer from the secondstate to a third state, is performed.